Nairobi: The City Under the Sun

Nairobi: The City Under the Sun

1 Day
Kenya
Max 6 Guests

Overview

Nairobi surprises people. It's a busy, modern city, but it also has giraffes you can hand-feed from a platform, orphaned elephants being nursed back to health, and a national park where lions roam against a backdrop of office towers. These day trips are perfect for people with a short stopover or those who want to combine city life with wildlife.

Experience Highlights

Giraffe Centre

Look a Rothschild's giraffe in the eye at the Giraffe Centre, one of Kenya's most endangered species, and one of the most charming animals you'll ever meet up close.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rescues and raises orphaned elephant calves before releasing them back into the wild. The daily mud bath visit is moving in a way you don't expect.

Nairobi National Park

The only national park in the world inside a capital city. Lions, rhinos, giraffes, all wandering in front of a skyline. It shouldn't work. It does, beautifully.

Karen Blixen Museum

The farmhouse from 'Out of Africa' preserved as it was in 1914. Even if you haven't seen the film, the story of Karen Blixen's years in Kenya is fascinating.

What's Included

Accommodation
All meals
Expert guide
Park & reserve entrance fees
Daily guided excursions
Local transfers

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1

Morning Briefing & Breakfast

Travel Day

We pick you up from your hotel and start the day with breakfast featuring some of Nairobi's best local produce. Your guide walks you through the day's plan and tells you a bit about the places you'll visit.

🍽️ Breakfast
2

Baby Elephants & Giant Giraffes

Wildlife

Start your morning at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, where rescued elephant calves are brought out for feeding and mud baths. It's one of the most genuinely heartwarming wildlife experiences Nairobi offers. Afterwards, head to the Giraffe Centre for a proper nose-to-nose encounter with a Rothschild's giraffe, pellets provided, camera ready.

3

Safari & History in One Afternoon

Safari & History

An early game drive through Nairobi National Park, lions, rhinos, and buffalo, all with the city's skyline hovering in the background. It's genuinely strange, in the best way. In the afternoon, we visit the Karen Blixen Museum, where the farmhouse from 'Out of Africa' still stands exactly as she left it.

🍽️ Lunch
4

Kazuri Beads & the Bomas of Kenya

Culture

A visit to the Kazuri Beads workshop in Karen, where single mothers handcraft beautiful ceramics and jewellery that have been supporting families for decades. The day wraps up at the Bomas of Kenya, a living cultural village where dances and performances from across Kenya's 42 tribes are performed nightly.